A lady that is a grandmother I know give me a John Deere selfpropelled 21" mower, she said it would not run right so she bought a new mower. Well I took the old JD off her hands after running it about 10 min. and it died like it was out of gas. I found a rock in the gas tank the size of a peach seed. I was shocked to find a rock in there. I told her about the rock and it turns out her 3+ yr. grandson had put rocks in it and three other gas powered items she owns. I'm sure there are some good stories out there about finding things in places where they shouldn't be?
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Anonymous-0
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Your so right.. engine lid on old VW up with oil filler cap off, ankle biters placed small 3 corner file in, unknown to me. On way to work 4 miles from home,screetches, engine stops.
Ruined the gearing on crank.Grrrrrrrrrrr..
Ruined the gearing on crank.Grrrrrrrrrrr..
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When my son was 3 years old he liked to spend time with me in the shop. ONe day I was working on a lawn mower and borrowed the spark plug out of a concrete mixer that I had borrowed from my boss at work. I forgot to replace the plug so about a week later I noticed the plug was still removed so I decided to replace it. The new plug would not go in. After further inspection of the thing, I found that the plug hole was filled level full with sand. I was lucky someone did not try to start it. I sure did give that thing a good cleaning before starting the engine.
Grandad bought a new tractor years ago, I think it was a 6610, that would stop running going across a feild. Took line loose, no flow. Blew into it, started running fuel out. This happend a few times before it had 12 hours on it. Dealer came out, there was a marble in the tank. It would roll over the hole in the bottom of the tank and shut the fuel off.
Buddy bought a 4440 at auction real cheap. Story was it did not have much power. Put it to work on a baler. Sure nuff, would not pull the hat off your head. Took line off, no flow, could not blow into it. Took line off tank, nothing came out. Found some bale'n wire, stuck it up in the tank and ran it around. Pulled out an old t-shirt. He has ran it hard the last few years with out a problem.
Dave
Buddy bought a 4440 at auction real cheap. Story was it did not have much power. Put it to work on a baler. Sure nuff, would not pull the hat off your head. Took line off, no flow, could not blow into it. Took line off tank, nothing came out. Found some bale'n wire, stuck it up in the tank and ran it around. Pulled out an old t-shirt. He has ran it hard the last few years with out a problem.
Dave
Way back when I was young I always watched my parents fill the lawn mower with gas, so I figured I would help. The only thing I knew at the time was that sand was easy to move and easy to pour. Well, you can guess what happened. I poured some sand in and my parents started it up. Well, it didn't run for long.
Then for the best part.
My mom called the lawn mower shop and explained to the guy that her little munchkin had put a bunch of sand in the engine. Apparently the guy could barely breathe he was laughing so hard. She asked how much to get it fixed and he told her to wait. He somewhat muffled the phone and was still laughing so hard when he tried to explain it to his co worker. I guess when he came back (and could breathe again) he told my parents a price to fix it and they had it fixed. Amazingly, it still runs today some 22 years later. I still laugh when I think about the trouble I caused and how I made the mower shops day.
Then for the best part.
My mom called the lawn mower shop and explained to the guy that her little munchkin had put a bunch of sand in the engine. Apparently the guy could barely breathe he was laughing so hard. She asked how much to get it fixed and he told her to wait. He somewhat muffled the phone and was still laughing so hard when he tried to explain it to his co worker. I guess when he came back (and could breathe again) he told my parents a price to fix it and they had it fixed. Amazingly, it still runs today some 22 years later. I still laugh when I think about the trouble I caused and how I made the mower shops day.
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I left my tractor in the field, which I hardly ever do. The next day it would not turn over. Some kids poured water down the stack. One of the ex valves was open, and water filled one cylinder. Removed the plug, and the water shout out. Stan
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One thing comes to mind, part of a heavy cotton rag, came out the stack and landed on my lap on my old low rpm D-8800 engine which powers my D7 tractor, was smoldering too, small, was not a whole one, when I first got it too, no idea who it got in there, thankfully it did not jam anything up.
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That is odd, no way it went through a toilet, had to come in from a pipe, no pump or grind station, all gravity, or it must have wrecked something.
I used to throw shotput, one morning, was on the first 2 stops, me and another kid noticed something heavy rolling around in the back of the bus, he had no idea what it was, when I saw what it was, I could not resist, was a HS regulation weight shotput in a nylon holder, must have been left by a track team, so I made it mine and used it all through high school at every meet I competed in, even gave it a silver paint job, named it the silver comet. Still have it today, later that year my friend, (the other rider) went missing, some perv got to him when he was walking home from his summer job at a local farm, they found him badly decomposed a few weeks later, never found the perpetrator to this day, still out there among us, I think of this everytime I see a shotput.
I used to throw shotput, one morning, was on the first 2 stops, me and another kid noticed something heavy rolling around in the back of the bus, he had no idea what it was, when I saw what it was, I could not resist, was a HS regulation weight shotput in a nylon holder, must have been left by a track team, so I made it mine and used it all through high school at every meet I competed in, even gave it a silver paint job, named it the silver comet. Still have it today, later that year my friend, (the other rider) went missing, some perv got to him when he was walking home from his summer job at a local farm, they found him badly decomposed a few weeks later, never found the perpetrator to this day, still out there among us, I think of this everytime I see a shotput.
OhioTractorGuy
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So many things I remember and have heard stories about from when my brother and I were little. . . We put
Keys in the truck gas tank (for the truck!)
Potatoes in the toilet
TV rabbit ears in the electrical socket
and those are just off the top of my head.
Sometimes its amazing we are still alive after what we put out parents and ourselves thru.
Keys in the truck gas tank (for the truck!)
Potatoes in the toilet
TV rabbit ears in the electrical socket
and those are just off the top of my head.
Sometimes its amazing we are still alive after what we put out parents and ourselves thru.
Jaden
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When my brother and I were much younger,we somehow got the idea to put some oats into the radiator of Dad"s Model A truck. Next time he used it, it overheated. He removed the cap to check water level, and oats sprouts belched out. Took a while for all of them to work out.
John
John
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When I was a GM salesman, I sold a local lady a new Chevy Astro minivan.
A week later, she came back livid, and complained about a rattle under the floor of that "piece of junk" I had sold her. We ran it into the Service Department where one of the tech's found a jar of pickles rolling around under the passenger seat.
A week later, she came back livid, and complained about a rattle under the floor of that "piece of junk" I had sold her. We ran it into the Service Department where one of the tech's found a jar of pickles rolling around under the passenger seat.
I bought a new Allis-Agco 20hp mower with the v-2 moter. It looked just like the old one with a single 16 hp, my wife called and asked what she needed to do to mow and I said fill it with gas. She opened the hood (gas cap stuck through the hood)opened the oil fill and added 6 gal of gas to the oil, good thing it wouldn`t start! Drained it flushed it and ran it 3 years and traded for a 25hp.
Janicholson
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Could not get the Homlite string trimmer to run. Had everything needed spark, air fuel. it had ran one week before.
Finally took off the muffler to see the port/piston, and it was fine. I pulled the cord ant though very loud, it ran fine.
A wasp had filled the hole with a paper cylinder that was dark brown, flush with the exit hole, and contained a larva for a new wasp. Too perfect.
JimN
Finally took off the muffler to see the port/piston, and it was fine. I pulled the cord ant though very loud, it ran fine.
A wasp had filled the hole with a paper cylinder that was dark brown, flush with the exit hole, and contained a larva for a new wasp. Too perfect.
JimN
dave guest
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When I was a landlord, I pulled a toilet to reset it. There in pipe was a little kids hat. Lady looked and started crying. Her son was hit by a truck 5 years before. True story and very sad. Another story in same building family had a barbecue fired up in the dining room for heat. Didn't do much for color of ceiling. Used to always carry a pipe wrench when collecting rent or otherwise. Everybody asked me what I was going to do since nothing was wrong. Tough neighborhood. One lady shot her husband on the front porch. One tenant broke out 3 windows to get a shot at ole man coming out of bar across street. Could write a book if I could write. Had to sell cause city said they would take deed since there was dope in house. I said gimme your gun and I will take care of that since you can't do your job. Call me blacklisted and gone.
dave guest
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When I was a landlord, I pulled a toilet to reset it. There in pipe was a little kids hat. Lady looked and started crying. Her son was hit by a truck 5 years before. True story and very sad. Another story in same building family had a barbecue fired up in the dining room for heat. Didn't do much for color of ceiling. Used to always carry a pipe wrench when collecting rent or otherwise. Everybody asked me what I was going to do since nothing was wrong. Tough neighborhood. One lady shot her husband on the front porch. One tenant broke out 3 windows to get a shot at ole man coming out of bar across street. Could write a book if I could write.
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